China’s Growing Military Power: How Satellite Images Reveal Expansion | WSJ

China’s military is building missile launch sites in deserts and adding an aircraft carrier to its naval fleet. To increase its nuclear and naval arsenals, China has been pouring money into expansion as it aims to build a world-class military by 2049.

WSJ spoke to military experts and analyzed satellite images to reveal Beijing’s pursuit of becoming a global military power that can take on the U.S. and its allies.

Photos: Maxar; Planet Labs PBC

0:00 China’s military buildup
0:57 Nuclear weapons
3:04 Submarines
4:05 Aircraft carrier
5:21 Realistic training

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[drharnsaft]

If it's been their openly declared goal for years why is this surprising? A large country with massive and still growing economy modernizing its military is a normal thing is it not?

[jarveyjaguar]

US : 800 Bases around the world *Normal*
China : Starts building some bases near it's own territory
US : *Are you threatening me ?*

[pdhud]

When will we see satellite images from WSJ showing the US's 800+ military bases and expansion on land and sea?

[guruxara]

"Their defense budget almost doubled in the last decade" NO!! Their GDP doubled in the last decade, so it's natural that its military budget follows its economic growth. They're spending the same percentage with defense.

[JabAnsari]

Had anyone question before American Military built-up around the world?

[junaidisalam]

wait... why other countries, especially asia and africa, are not allowed to prosper and weaponized their own country to defend themselves?

[ftd]

The United States had over 850 KNOWN ( not counting the 'unknown' ) military bases around the world paid for by American tax payers with moz of the military bases around China. Juz Japan alone has 23 bases. The US has over 10 nuclear powered aircraft carriers all over the planet. If America can have military expansion on land and at sea, why other countries can't do the same?

[Ahda]

How many U.S military bases are in the world vs How many China has??

[unconscious]

Fun Fact
If China made 1 military base each year like they are doing now it would still take about 800 years to equal the number of USA's military base at present

[dalee]

Chinese military bases within her borders are for “offensive and provocative”, USA bases outside of her borders are “defensive and reasonable”

[sleepyjoe]

US builds military bases to encircle China, sends carrier strike groups off its coast for decades.

China: modernizes and expands its military

US: NO WAIT YOU CAN'T DO THAT

[demiglas]

fun fact : US has more than 700 military bases in this planet

[spider]

Military expenditure as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in highest spending countries 2021

North Korea-24% (approx.)
Russia-4.1%
USA-3.5%
South Korea-2.8%
India-2.7%
UK-2.2%
Australia-2%
China-1.8%

[JohnDoe-qzqi]

What country is spending 40 percent of worlds total military spending?

[fuckedupbody]

I can neither confirm nor deny that in some of the US military bases that arearound China are armed with ICBMS and nuclear warheads.... for defensive operations...

[ekayonosuwito]

US has about 800 military bases, what us is wary for?

[AeroXy]

send more navy troops and jets to South China Sea, and you'll speed up the process of China building more ships.

[dyonoll]

USA build 100+ military base around china，china need more nuclear launch ，that sound pretty reasonable

[humansarecrazybeing]

Western colonizers media is really funny. 😂😂

[MrSupernova]

Got to love western paranoia! Americans think that only the US should have military superiority around their own country borders.